appellational

English

Etymology

From appellation +‎ -al.

Adjective

appellational (not comparable)

1. Relating to appellation or naming.
   • 1882, “Oddities of Personal Nomenclature”, in The Cornhill Magazine‎^[1], volume 45, page 213:

     It will, moreover, be convenient to keep a separate place (6) for names attributable to miscellaneous fancies; while, lastly (7), we shall speak of those appellational oddities which cease to be oddities, or become less odd than before, when they area rightly understood.

   • 1995, Gregory Corso, “Bomb”, in John Bradley, editor, Atomic Ghost: Poets Respond to the Nuclear Age‎^[2], page 49:

     From thy appellational womb / spew birth-gusts of great worms

   • 2012, Abné M. Eisenberg, Prescriptive Communication for the Healthcare Provider‎^[3], page 256:

     In the military, appellational protocol is mandatory. A corporal or sergeant would never dare address a captain or a major by his or her first name.

Translations

relating to appellation

• Finnish: nimi- (fi)
• Portuguese: apelativo (pt)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can